Sick of cleaning the same unused rooms in the Beast’s castle, she’s had enough of playing by the rules. But when she lands in a heap of trouble, her wicked superior bestows an unexpected punishment: find the Beast his destined Beauty.Unable to resist the magical command, Claudette must find an unfortunate young woman to marry the unlovable monster. No matter whose lives she wrecks in the process.Can she matchmake the greatest love story of all time without sacrificing her dreams?Unseen Beauty is a standalone YA fantasy retelling of the classic fairytale. If you like feisty heroines, clean romance, and loyal female friendships, then you’ll adore Amity Thompson’s unique twist on the tale as old as time.

    But when protecting her father means falling afoul of the curse that has swallowed the Summer Castle, and Prince Justin along with it, her own safety is not all that’s at stake. The prince’s monstrous form is the least of her concerns—the whole castle has been trapped by his pride, and his absence from the capital is driving the kingdom to ruin.Justin was born to be a king, not a beast. Between the inhuman coldness he learned from his father, the humiliation of his cursed form, and his powerlessness against his hidden enemies back in the capital, laughter is the last thing on his mind. But even though she’s a prisoner, nothing seems to dampen the intruder’s maddening cheerfulness. Justin has to break his curse, and he needs someone like Felicity to do it. But as she begins to thaw the ice around his heart, he discovers her past is not what it seems.With time running out, not just for the castle’s inhabitants, but for the kingdom of Albury, they will need more than the help of a dragon to break the curse and prevent disaster before it’s too late. But for all Felicity’s warmth and laughter, even she could never look at Justin and like what she sees.Could she?

    An enchanted forest. A beauty destined to break the curse upon them...As town greenwitch, Aster’s spent her whole life defending her people from the nightmarish fae of the forest. Yet despite her best efforts, each year a girl is taken by the fae Beast who rules the Folkwood, sacrificed to the ancient faerie magic of the Tithe.And this year, the Beast claims Aster.When he whisks her away to his lavish woodland Court, Aster finds herself prisoner in a cursed mansion laced with enchantments and filled with hordes of wicked faerie servants. Not to mention there’s the Beast himself, whose savage beauty and dark magic never fail to remind Aster of his predatory fae nature.But when the Beast realizes Aster is more powerful than she ever could have guessed, he offers her a deal. Her freedom in exchange for her help breaking the curse on his Court.As feelings blossom between the two of them, their faerie bargain will force Aster to choose: her people or her heart.A retelling of Beauty and the Beast, An Enchantment of Thorns is the first in a new series of interconnected fairy tale retellings that feature strong heroines, swoon-worthy heroes, clean romance, and magical happy ever afters. Readers are comparing this new fae romance to A Court of Thorns and Roses, Uprooted, and The Cruel Prince.

    R. Bestia. Who wouldn’t want that?Me, that’s who.He has a reputation for being reclusive and temperamental, but that’s not why I’m leery of the assignment. It’s because the first (and last) time I met Jack… well, let’s just say I didn’t make a good impression.When I get to the mansion—which is more like a secluded castle—things don’t go much better. I’m sure he’s going to throw me out entirely. The only way I manage to squeak in is by signing a massive non-disclosure agreement. And I soon figure out why.Jack has a secret—and it’s a big one.Now that iron-clad contract I signed means I have to stay here until his long-overdue book is finished—and he’s not going to make it easy.Jack acts every bit as beastly as the tabloids claimed, and I feel like a fairytale princess trapped in his tower. But every once in a while I get a glimpse of the charming (not to mention super sexy) man beneath the growly exterior and I wonder… could this beast be tamed? Bookworm and the Beast is a full-length hot romantic comedy take on the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. It’s a standalone enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, slow burn romance with no cheating or cliffhangers but plenty of humor and heart.

    A desperate young beauty… Pressured to marry for the sake of her sisters, Lady Bridgette Farbridge has no choice but to accept the scoundrel her uncle chose for her. Until his untoward advances earn him a much deserved slap that deem her ruined.Deformed and dejected after his return from the war, Isaac Lennox, the Duke of Calder, wants nothing to do with people. And rage is an understatement for his feelings when his aunt invites her own guests to his estate.Fleeing to the country until the scandal dies down, Bridgette never imagined that her mother had more in store for her. And maybe charming the beastly Duke is her only chance to save herself. The problem? He can’t stand the sight of her.

    Trapped in dangerous mountains with an infuriating, fire-breathing dragon-man, Raelyn fears for the future of her kingdom and the safety of her family.And yet...The kindness of the cursed prince's human friends surprises her. When Alexander reveals the shocking truth of his curse, she begins to see past the monstrous exterior to the prince’s human heart. But will Raelyn have the courage to admit her growing love for a cursed man? And will her family manage to salvage the treaty when they think her dead? Curl up today with this Beauty and the Beast retelling with surprising twists! This standalone is the first in an upcoming series of connected fairy tale retellings with fade-to-black, clean-ish romance.(Warning for possible triggers: some violence, death, unwanted kisses from an antagonist.)

    Especially anyone who may recognize him and remember what he did ten years before. So when he comes to the rescue of a strange woman deep in the forest that's been his home for so long, he wants her back where she came from as soon as possible. But there's a hitch.Waking up after a bump on the head is unpleasant, but especially terrifying when you wake up in a strange place with no recollection of how you got there. Thus, Diana Stilwell finds herself at Eastbend Lodge, deep in New Forest with only a foreboding man and his servants for company.Stranded by rains, Diana and Hugh are forced to find a middle ground for their tumultuous natures. But the more Diana sees of this strange and formidable man, the more she sees passed his façade of surliness and into the kind and hurting heart he carries. Can she convince him that forgiveness and love are possible?

    

    

    You have taken whatever feeling of safety I knew and twisted it around yourself. But I cannot go back to you. I cannot. Taking a job as a companion to a young lord afflicted by a horrifying curse, Adeline Elsing is initially met with anger and hostility. Unperturbed by his strange appearance and foul temper, she soon wins him over with her cheerful, no-nonsense attitude. But as their feelings grow from friendship to something forbidden, they soon discover the curse is far from over... And that hope is the most painful curse of all. An emotional, slow-burn romance of forbidden love, unseen dangers, and the haunting hold of grief.

    He has no tolerance for annoyances and is the first to eliminate any that arise. His scars line the depth of his soul, and the memories keep him living in the past.She's not prepared to go face to face with anger and hatred, but that's all he knows. Will he tear her heart to shreds or will she find a way into his?

    Now, as a newly appointed Duke, he has to endure what he so much despise; the Ton and its judgmental glances.A world where everyone thinks of him as a monster.Lady Patricia Hunter always wished to marry out of love, yet her father’s unexpected gambling debts all but destroy her dreams. Now, she needs to secure a wealthy husband as soon as possible.And she is ready to do anything to save her family’s future, even marry the scarred Duke, the one no other lady would ever look at.Yet, as Patricia uncovers his beautiful soul, she believes that maybe he is the love she had longed for.Jackson has finally found someone who is not disgusted by his appearance. Someone to show him that life can be beautiful.But in the Ton, gossip travels fast. And Jackson is about to discover that their marriage was just a solution to his wife’s dire state…He awoke her beastly desires, she brought to light his angelic side…*If you like seductive Earls, Dukes, and Barons with a soft heart but a strong will, and romance stories depicting the Regency period, then The Beastly Lord is the perfect novel for you.Dive into the epic world of the Regency Era Ladies, Governesses, and Bluestockings while Ella takes you on a suspenseful journey full of passion and true love!

    Escaping to the underground beneath the great clockwork city of Petragrad, Asami refuses to spend the rest of her life in the abandoned railroads. She works alongside Beast to uncover the truth behind the experiments that destroyed his life and threaten hers.But untold horrors await the both of them, and Asami risks far more than losing her life when she finds herself falling for her mysterious saviour...A dark, sumptuous steampunk tale set in the far-off dystopian future.Includes scenes of a sexual nature.

    A desperate bargain. A cursed wolf prince without hope. Nikita has one goal in life: to take her father’s place in the Bratva syndicate. While her sisters want nothing more than advantageous marriages to wealthy men, Nikita wants control of her own life.But when her father is tricked into a bargain with Gavriil, the prince of Skazka, to protect her family's legacy, Nikita has no choice but to steal the portal ring and take his place.Within the walls of the castle, she finds a spoiled royal, hallways filled with strange statues, and a magic she didn’t know existed. Tasked with finding a way to break the curse, Nikita spends hours pouring over ancient texts, looking for answers — and a way out.Her one reprieve is her music. After finding the hidden piano room, she takes her refuge there. Soon, so does Gavriil. Suddenly, the broody enemy is becoming a friend—or something more.Passions ignite and Nikita must do all she can to save the prince and his people from the curse that could destroy them.Time is running out. Each day, Gavriil turns more and more into a wolf, losing his human emotions and memories.If Nikita can’t break the curse, there will be no trace of Gavriil left, and he’ll become the monster he’s always feared himself to be—forfeiting his humanity, and heart, forever.The Scarlet Rose is a retelling of the traditional Russian Beauty and the Beast fairytale. Set in the world of Skazka, this complete stand-alone novel is full of banter, heart, found family, and romance!

    Now all she wants is solitude and a chance to rebuild her life. She thinks she's found that in an isolated house she rents from a mysterious stranger.Simon McAlter has hidden in his house on the coast of Maine since a fire left him scarred. A successful landscape architect who conducts his business and teaches his classes remotely, he's lost his inspiration and is trying to pretend he's not lonely. Simon's new neighbor is more than he bargained for. When he learns Meg's secret, will he retreat into the shadows or will he learn to see past the surface and trust in Meg's love?

    But when an egocentric prince breaks her sister’s heart, Astrid’s only focus is revenge, and what better way to enact it than with a well-chosen curse? A simple incantation is all it takes to transform the arrogant prince's appearance to match the state of his heart. But something goes wrong, causing the spell to affect not only the prince, but its caster as well. As the curse begins to change her appearance to reflect the state of her own vengeful heart, Astrid becomes desperate to break it at all costs, even if it means entering the castle in disguise and interacting with the prince she loathes.To her surprise, Astrid encounters not a conceited prince, but one very different from the one she cursed. She soon finds her heart softening, but not in the way she expects—she’s losing it to the cursed prince she has vowed to hate. The closer they become, the more desperate Astrid is to free the prince, and herself, from the curse. But in so doing, she may lose the man she loves forever. For how could a prince ever love the woman who turned him into a beast? The Beast and the Enchantress is one of twelve short novels in A Villain's Ever After, a collection of stand-alone stories featuring villainous twists on some of your favorite classic fairy tales. Read the series in any order for magical adventures . . . and fall in love with villains as you've never seen them before. Who said villains can't have happily-ever-afters?

    Lily is a beauty.When Lily Hackman offers herself up in her father's place, it's a bargain Colin Davenport can't say no to. But when Lily proves to be headstrong and fiery, did the beast of the underworld get more than he bargained for?

    Whether it’s leaving the ocean for the first time with The Little Mermaid, escaping the tower with Rapunzel, or saving the Prince before midnight with Cinderella, there’s something for everyone within the pages. The Untold Tales: The Complete Set includes:- Balanced Scales (The Little Mermaid): Join Mari as she ventures up from the sea in order to save her soul, accompanied by her seal familiar.- Golden Wings (Thumbelina): Adventure through the city with orphan, Lina, as she discovers what it truly means to gain her wings, helped by her trusty butterfly.- Poisoned Fate (the Evil Queen): Discover why the Evil Queen became who she was as Katya makes choices she’d rather not, comforted only by her pet wolf.- Tainted Ashes (Cinderella): Encounter dragons, magic, and fire as Tanwyn uncovers a plot to kill the Prince. Can she stop it before midnight? - Braided Silver (Rapunzel): Escape the tower with Cosette as she joins a competition to win the hand of a Prince, and gains a kitsune familiar in the process. - Fractured Core (Snow White): Lead the rebellion along with Lucia and her trusty pet hawk as she tries to put a stop to her sister-in-law’s reign. The Untold Tales Collection: The Complete Series is a set of six standalone fantasy fairy tale retellings, each with a low heat romantic m/f sub-plot, plenty of magic, leading ladies who can save themselves, and familiars who help them

    A chance encounter with the sinfully handsome Duke of Thorncastle affords Lillian the opportunity to take on a new identity - as his mistress.Though it goes against everything she believes in, Lillian accepts his offer and finds herself catapulted into a world of wealth, luxury, and pleasure.As Lillian surrenders her innocence to the duke, she realises that she is faced with another danger - losing her heart to a man who claims to have none of his own.Sebastian Beaufort, Sixth Duke of Thorncastle learned from a young age that love was merely make-believe. Having spent his formative years attempting to emulate his philandering father, he is finally ready to put an end to his life as a rakehell…until he sets eyes on Miss Mary Smith.Beautiful, feisty, and charmingly naive, Sebastian is determined to have her under his protection and safe from harm.As Sebastian claims Mary’s body for his own, he is surprised to find mere pleasure is not enough to satisfy his desire. His ingénue awakes feelings within him, that he did not think he was capable of. Soon, he wants to possess all of her - including the secrets she keeps hidden from him.As foes from Mary’s past surface once more, can Sebastian find the courage to reveal his true feelings, before it’s too late?My Dark Duke is a steamy Regency Romance, the first in the Forbidden Love Series.

    See how Disney's artists interpreted the story through different styles and mediums, and follow Belle on her journey of breaking a curse that turned a prince into a Beast. A foil-stamped cover and ribbon marker make this a must-have for the movie's fans.

    

    Fall in love with an old fairy tale in a whole new way as you enter their worlds and find enchantment!

    A tale as old as time. A spell that sounds an awful lot like a curse.What if Belle went in search of a remedy for the Beast and when she came back he didn't remember her at all? What if you can't rely on a true Love's Kiss (because one party has, quite obviously, forgotten and wants to eat the other party).How do you break a curse then? Given that the last few petals are about to drop any day now. Easy. You work with what you got and try to fall in love.

    Love will break the spell.Paris, 1870. As the Franco-Prussian War enters its desperate final months, the capital transforms from a splendid metropolis into a city under siege. Lavish meals change to rations, pigeons deliver letters, and two destinies will collide, challenged by a seemingly unbreakable curse.~Every night, New York aristocrat Orin Rush transforms into a monster. After learning that a human heart is the only way to break the curse, he keeps himself carefully distant from anyone he might hurt.Can he lift the enchantment without taking a life?His search for answers leads him to Paris.~Every day, free-spirited Claire Turin photographs the people and animals of Paris. Fascinated by the city she loves, her greatest dream is a secret she keeps in her apartment. Her greatest fear is the emptiness of night, when she thinks of the family she’s lost.She’s never loved anyone else. Maybe she never will.~Will Paris and its people survive the hardship of the Siege? Will Orin break the curse? And will two hearts who’ve never known love awaken in the City of Light?

    He has to be, as the son of Belle and Prince Adam.When he is summoned to a Fae kingdom, he quickly learns there is much he didn’t know about his father’s curse and the beast he was. He also learns that he wasn’t sent to the kingdom out of good graces, but to pay off a debt that isn’t his. Under the care of the dark Fae, he finds himself in an impossible situation: sacrifice everything for family or lose himself for love.

    Not a bad description for a regular person. Except Delia DeRosa isn’t ordinary. Not since a chance meeting in New York City sent her regular world and her regular dreams spiraling into surreal. Dreams of another time and place that seem a little too familiar... including a medieval hottie on horseback known as the Iron Wolf.Crazy, right? Not so much.Not when Delia’s search for answers reveals she’s part of a spellbound chain of events that began with her five centuries ago. What's a 21st century girl to do when life as she knows it is actually the story, and it’s the fairytale that’s real? Time travel? Sorcery? Puzzle pieces come together witchy fast and furious in this time travel paranormal romance that takes you from New York to medieval Venice with a splash of Gypsy magic.

    and then there was his other side.It's the year 1690, and Antonia Crivelli's father has arranged for her to be married to one of the wealthiest, most handsome men in Venice. Although her fiancé seems strangely uninterested in her, 19-year-old Antonia naively hopes things will be better after the wedding. Everything changes the day Antonia meets Tavros, the mysterious shipyard blacksmith whose smoldering glances leave no doubt as to where his desires lie. In the dark, mysterious eyes of the Greek laborer, Antonia sees her chance for true love and soon finds it impossible to banish him from her thoughts. But Tavros harbors a dreadful, shocking secret he can't share with anyone—a secret so terrifying it threatens to tear both their lives apart.This historical paranormal romance is set in post-Renaissance Italy, when even the slightest glance or gesture could convey more pent-up desire than a month’s worth of texts and emojis do nowadays. Antonia is a strong female protagonist unafraid to buck the system in search of true love, and Tavros is a tortured soul on the verge of losing all hope. The Beast of Venice is filled with aching passion, all-consuming romance, and thrilling drama, and is deliciously sexy without being overly graphic.